ANN CATHRIN NOVEMBER HØIBO: "Løpere"
ANN CATHRIN NOVEMBER HØIBO
"LØPERE"
02.02-28.04.2019 / SØRLANDETS KUNSTMUSEUM, KRISTIANSAND
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Høibo has been given free access to the museum's large hall, and responds to the invitation by entering and composing the exhibition from scratch with completely new works. This has been one of the main reasons for inviting Høibo to exhibit, according to the curator of the exhibition, Karl Olav Segrov Mortensen:
- Ann Cathrin November Høibo is an extremely exciting artist who lives and works here in the city, and it is great fun to be able to stimulate a solid new production by an artist like her, he says.
Fabric and metal
Before November Høibo attended the Academy of Fine Arts, she apprenticed with textile artist Else Marie Jakobsen. She has continued to work with tapestry as a core of her artistry, and has eventually established her own signature through improvised and abstract weaves. She combines these with everything from sculptures, objects and industrial products - to works on canvas and other more everyday textiles such as clothes, straps, shoes and laundry bags.
- She has created a creative freedom for herself by experimenting and crossing back and forth across the boundaries of what is perceived as art, and things most people consider completely everyday. At the same time, she works on improvising and putting together the various elements for each exhibition, adapted to the specific room she is in, says Mortensen.
High fence
The first thing you will encounter in the exhibition at Sørlandets Kunstmuseum is a high fence. A large sculpture takes the form of a yellow metal structure with mesh fences on two sides. It defines the room and determines how the audience can move, but it will also open the way for you to see right through the exhibition as you enter the room. The sculpture provides a starting point for Høibo to insert tapestries and other works, and create an overall composition in the room.
- The fence gives a strong impression that I believe will make the audience aware of their own bodily presence. At the same time, they have to make an active choice to go in and really examine what is in the exhibition, says Mortensen.
Several meanings
November Høibo has given the exhibition the title Runners , a word that can mean several things.
- The title can give associations to someone who runs, exercises, stresses or is in a hurry. At the same time, it is a textile term - a narrow tablecloth that points to a housewife's tradition and a desire to decorate the home, Mortensen exclaims, and adds:
- It is typical of Høibo to keep things open in this way. She puts together the visual and aesthetic components, and then it is up to us to find out what this can mean for us.
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Installation photography: Christina Leithe Hansen
